Building Regulations 2018
Part 1Prescribed matters reported on by chief officer
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Part 1—Prescribed matters reported on by chief officer
| Column 1 <br>Item | Column 2<br>Prescribed matters to be reported on by chief officer | Column 3<br>Regulation reference | | | The following fire safety matters if those matters do not meet the deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the BCA— | reg. 129(1) | | 1 | fire hydrants; | | | 2 | fire control centres or fire control rooms; | | | 3 | fire precautions during construction; | | | 4 | fire mains; | | | 5 | control valves; | | | 6 | booster assemblies; | | | 7 | open space and perimeter vehicular access to the extent it relates to emergency vehicles; | | | 8 | fire indicator panels; | | | 9 | fire services controls in passenger lift cars.<br>The following bushfire safety matters if those matters do not meet the requirements of regulation 160 or 161— | reg. 162(1) | | 10 | static water supply for fire fighting purposes; | | | 11 | emergency vehicle access. | |
Part 2—Prescribed matters reported on by relevant council
| Column 1 <br>Item | Column 2<br>Prescribed matters to be reported on by relevant council | Column 3<br>Regulation reference | | 1 | Setback from a street alignment not complying with reg. 73 | reg. 73(2) | | 2 | Setback from a street alignment not complying with reg. 74 | reg. 74(4) | | 2A | Building setback not complying with reg. 74A(1) or (2) | reg. 74A(3) | | 3 | Building height not complying with reg. 75 | reg. 75(4) | | 4 | Site coverage not complying with reg. 76 | reg. 76(4) | | 5 | Permeable surfaces not complying with reg. 77 | reg. 77(3) | | 6 | Car parking spaces not complying with reg. 78 | reg. 78(6) | | 7 | Side or rear boundary setbacks not complying with reg. 79 | reg. 79(6) | | 8 | Walls or carports on boundaries not complying with reg. 80 | reg. 80(6) | | 9 | Building setbacks not complying with reg. 81 (daylight to existing habitable room windows) | reg. 81(6) | | 10 | Building setbacks not complying with reg. 82 (solar access to north-facing habitable room windows) | reg. 82(5) | | 11 | Building design not complying with reg. 83 (overshadowing of recreational private open space) | reg. 83(3) | | 12 | Window or raised open space not complying with reg. 84 (overlooking) | reg. 84(9) | | 13 | Building design not complying with reg. 85 (daylight to habitable room windows) | reg. 85(3) | | 14 | Private open space for a building not complying with reg. 86 | reg. 86(3) | | 14A | Private open space not complying with reg. 86A(1) | reg. 86A(2) | | 14B | Accessibility not complying with reg. 86B(1) | reg. 86B(2) | | 15 | Siting of a Class 10a building, that is appurtenant to a building of another class, that does not comply with reg. 87 | reg. 87(2) | | 16 | Front fence height not complying with reg. 89 | reg. 89(3) | | 17 | Fence setback from side or rear boundary not complying with reg. 90 | reg. 90(2) | | 18 | Length or height of side or rear boundary fence not complying with reg. 91 | reg. 91(5) | | 19 | A fence within 9 m of an intersection of street alignments and exceeding height of 1 m above footpath | reg. 92(2) | | 20 | Fence setback not complying with reg. 94 (daylight to existing habitable room window) | reg. 94(6) | | 21 | Fence setback not complying with reg. 95 (solar access to north-facing habitable room windows) | reg. 95(3) | | 22 | Fence design not complying with reg. 96 (overshadowing of recreational private open space) | reg. 96(3) | | 23 | A mast, pole, aerial, antenna, chimney, flue or service pipe not complying with reg. 97(1) | reg. 97(2) | | 24 | Projections beyond street alignment | reg. 109(1) and (2) | | 25 | Precautions over a street alignment | reg. 116(4) | | 26 | Installation or alteration of a septic tank system, or construction of a building over an existing septic tank system | reg. 132(1) | | 27 | Point of discharge of stormwater | reg. 133(2) | | 28 | Buildings above or below certain public facilities | reg. 134(2) | | 29 | Construction of buildings on land liable to flooding | reg. 153(2) | | 30 | Building on designated land or designated works | reg. 154(1) |